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This German plane has a propeller… in the middle?

During World War II, Daimler-Benz explored an unconventional fighter concept built around a massive experimental V16 engine.
The Economist

Propellers make a comeback on a new type of aircraft engine

WHEN A MODIFIED MD-80 airliner flew at the 1988 Farnborough air show in Britain, it was supposed to represent the future of air travel. One of its rear-mounted jet engines had been replaced with an ...